As it turns out, our college years may not be the happiest time of our lives.

A report by Friends Reunited, a British social networking site, found that 70 percent of respondents aged over 40 were not truly happy until they had hit the age of 33.

6 percent said they were happiest at university, while 16 percent said they reached the peak of their happiness during their childhood years.

Donna Dawson, a psychologist, said: "The age of thirty-three is enough time to have shaken off childhood naivety and the wild scheming of teen-aged years without losing the energy and enthusiasm of youth."

Anxious twentysomethings, take note: You probably have a lot more to look forward to than you can imagine.